Asian American Pacific Islander Month DDSD 2024.pptx
Using LRS for LIS Students
1. Library Research Service,
Colorado State Library, and the
Colorado Department of
Education
present . . .
Using LRS.org
For Students
2. www.lrs.org
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib
http://www.cde.state.co.us/
LRS: The Library Research Service is
a division of the State Library and
Colorado Department of Education
3. • Partnership between
CSL and DU
• Collect, analyze and
report statistics on
public, school, and
academic libraries in CO
• Annual and special
projects
– Surveys
– Studies
– Reports
– Tools
LRS provides research & statistics about
libraries.
8. { Closer Look { Big Facts & Quotable
Facts
US Public Libraries
and the Use of Web
Technologies, 2010
The Impact of the
Recession on Public
Library Use in
Colorado
Closer Look Studies, Big
Facts, Quotable Facts
11. “The knowledge and experiences I gained
from LRS were important supplements to my
education that I can’t imagine being without.
LRS helped me to look beyond my textbooks
and ask how I can contribute to my library
community.”
–2008 Research Fellow
Research Fellowships
http://www.lrs.org/fellowship.php
12. Please take a moment to respond
to a very brief survey about this
presentation:
http://surveys.lrs.org/respond.php
?sid=209
Thank you!
Editor's Notes
Welcome everyone! My name is Chelsea Jordan-Makely, and I am a Research Fellow at the Library Research Service, along with Julie Teglovic, who’s also with us this evening. We’ll be talking—primarily—about using LRS.org. First, though, we’ll explain a bit more about the Library Research Service, which is a division of the Colorado State Library, which is in turn a division of the Colorado Department of Education.
Every state has a state library, but they can be drastically different; most state libraries report on library usage, manage distribution of federal funds, and provide continuing education opportunities for librarians.
As far as we know, no other state libraries have a unit that is specifically dedicated to library research and housed within state library, but all states have a “data coordinator” to at least conduct the public library annual report.LRS has 4 full-time staff: Director, Research Analyst, Web Developer/Data coordinator, Administrative assistant; 3 research fellows. Last winter we also had an additional contract position to help with BTOP.In a nutshell, LRS collects, analyzes and report statistics on public, school, and academic libraries in CO, and also oversees projects.
We wanted to give you a little background on the Library Research Service, and now that we’ve done so, we can delve into our topic: How can LRS help MLIS students? I know that in the past year, lrs.org has been my go to, my “secret weapon” when it comes to class assignments for classes such as Grant Writing, Research Methods in LIS, and Multicultural Issues in LIS, in which cases I had to justify the need for a proposed project. So, what Julie and I are going to do is to tour you around lrs.org.
Two ways to access Statistics & Profiles page. (demo)Show how to get to those pages. Show first Academic, link to NCES.Show Public second, pre-canned data, then interactive. Show data fields. Give example of Towaoc project.School libraries: Profile, annual statistics function much like public library interactive statistics.
For 16+ years, LRS, in cooperation with DU, has provided annual Research Fellowships. Currently, there are three fellows, and last winter there was an added position for the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program. Questions?
